Myerson Celebrates Four Nominations at the Manchester Legal Awards 2026
Myerson Solicitors has been shortlisted in four categories at the Manchester Legal Awards (MLA) 2026 , one of the region’s most prestigious celebrations of legal excellence. The ceremony will take place on Thursday 2nd July at a gala event bringing together the North West legal community.
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Why do I need a Professional Trustee?
In principle, any person can be a trustee except an individual under 18 years of age. Your trustee should be somebody who you can, literally, trust to manage the trust in the best interests of the beneficiaries. Different types of trustee offer different advantages. The options are: An individual trustee, eg. someone who knows you and your family...
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Why do I need a Professional Attorney?
There are different types of power of attorney for different circumstances. Ordinary powers of attorney give someone the authority to make decisions or take actions about your finances while you still have mental capacity. Enduring powers of attorney were repealed on 1 October 2007, so it is no longer possible to make a new one but any created...
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The ABC’s of alphabet shares
Alphabet shares are common in owner-managed businesses (OMBs) and small and medium enterprises (SMEs). They are beneficial to the initial shareholders for a variety of reasons, including preserving control, tax planning and allowing flexibility in the day to day management of a company. Shares can be split into classes. The most common classes...
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How can Professional Executors protect your interests?
When a person dies, it is necessary to identify who has the authority to deal with the deceased's affairs which comprise all the deceased's property and their finances (the deceased's estate ) and obtain a grant of representation to administer the estate. This person is referred to as the personal representative . Where the deceased left a will...
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The Definitive Guide To Vacant Possession
Vacant possession is a term heard repeatedly in real estate. Under landlord and tenant law, sale and purchase of freehold property, and property development, most property contracts will include a requirement for vacant possession. But what does this term mean? And, if the vacant possession term is breached, are there legal remedies available? In...
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Entrepreneur’s Relief: Stephen Warshaw v HMRC
Entrepreneur’s relief (ER) enables individuals to qualify for a lower rate of 10% for capital gains tax arising on a sale of shares, subject to certain requirements. One of the key requirement for shareholders to benefit from ER is that they have owned 5% of the ‘ordinary share capital of the company’ for two years. Ordinary share capital is...
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Platonic Co-Parenting - Have you considered the legal implications?
Platonic Co-Parenting is when two individuals decide to raise a child without being romantically involved. One of their reasons for platonic pregnancy is that many individuals don’t have a partner and/or don’t feel financially secure enough to have a baby on their own. Websites such as Co-Parents.co.uk, Co-ParentMatch.com and PollenTree.com...
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Shared Parental Leave – Are men entitled to the same pay as women on maternity leave?
If you’re having a baby or adopting a child, you and your partner may be able to get Shared Parental Leave and Statutory Shared Parental Pay. You can share up to 50 weeks of leave and up to 37 weeks of pay between you in the first year after your child is born or placed with your family. You can also choose to be off work together or to stagger...
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Can Directors be liable for breach of an employee’s contract of employment?
Being a director of a company brings with it a high degree of responsibility and the risk of personal liability. The general principle is that a director will not be personally liable for inducing a breach of contract by their company, so long as they acted in good faith, in the best interests of the company and within the scope of their...
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Executing documents – the importance of getting it right
Signing a deed or a contract should be the easiest part of any transaction or project. Once complex negotiations have been concluded and the commercial terms have been agreed, all that is left to do is for the parties to sign on the dotted line. This sounds simple but we routinely find that documents have been incorrectly executed on construction...
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The House Buying Process: Your Questions Answered
Everyone knows purchasing a property can be a bewildering and stressful process. Our friendly and experienced residential property team will guide you through every step of the way, from your initial call to us right through to collecting the keys for your new property and beyond. Here we answer some of the most common questions our clients ask...
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Agricultural Property Relief Guide
It is not often that the words “simple” and “straightforward” are used in relation to Inheritance Tax (IHT). However, the first of a two-part review undertaken by the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) found that this is how those in rural business viewed reliefs available to them . Given that there is 100% tax relief on offer to eligible...
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